If you are somebody – or know somebody — who may be using opioids, please let them know the dangers of this drug. A Brookhaven woman died from a mixture of heroin and fentanyl known as ‘gray death,’ GBI officials said. An exact number of deaths from the drug is unknown, but a spokeswoman for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported they’ve seen 50 overdose cases involving gray death over the past three months.
What is Gray Death?
People physically dependent on opioids require regular doses of the drug to avoid searing withdrawal symptoms. Along with the euphoria the drugs deliver to brain cells that quickly become habituated, this dependence partly explains why someone would snort or inject something that looks like concrete. If you’ve had your eye on health news, you’ve probably heard “fentanyl” mentioned more than once in the last year. Fentanyl is a powerful and potent opioid pain reliever first introduced into the medical pain-relief sector for treating cancer patients. The combo is just the latest in the trend of heroin mixed with other opioids, such as fentanyl, that has been around for a few years. Georgia’s investigation bureau has received 50 overdose cases in the past three months involving gray death, most from the Atlanta area, said spokeswoman Nelly Miles.
Fatal Overdose
While Perry had been receiving ketamine treatment every other day for some time, the medical examiner’s report noted that he had reduced his intake, and his last known infusion had been more than a week before his death. Detectable amounts of ketamine from those types of treatments normally disappear from a person’s system in three to four hours, the coroner said. Georgia’s investigation bureau has received 50 overdose cases in the past three months involving grey death, most from the Atlanta area, said spokeswoman Nelly Miles.